Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB241: Early Literacy
Status: Signed into law, March 18, 2026
This bill establishes a framework of literacy interventions in kindergarten through grade 3 within the public education system.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
11 Early Literacy 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Ann Millner House Sponsor: Karen M. Peterson LONG TITLE General Description: This bill establishes a framework of literacy interventions in kindergarten through grade 3 within the public education system. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - defines terms; - establishes a third-grade level reading goal for 2030; - requires a local education agency (LEA) to, based on the student's performance on a benchmark reading assessment, provide a student with an individualized reading plan that identifies specific reading interventions to remediate a reading deficiency, including considering retention in lower grades and requiring retention in grade 3 except in cases of certain good cause exemptions; - requires regional education service agencies and certain school districts to provide formal professional learning and information training in the science of reading; - dedicates a certain amount of funding to provide literacy training and paraprofessionals who support literacy; - requires certain school performance monitoring; - excludes the practice of "three-cueing" from an LEA's reading curriculum; - requires the State Board of Education (state board) to distribute funding to regional education service agencies and certain school districts for literacy coaching and training; - requires the Utah Board of Higher Education to partner with the state board in certain duties regarding teacher preparation programs; - requires the use of …
Sponsors
- Millner, Ann (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Peterson, Karen M. (R, 13)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ signed by Speaker/ returned to Senate
Votes
- Senate/ concurs with House amendment (March 4, 2026): 24 yea, 1 nay, passed
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 4, 2026): 62 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 27, 2026): 9 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 3rd reading (February 24, 2026): 24 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd reading (February 23, 2026): 27 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (February 6, 2026): 6 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: Student Assessment, State Board of Education, Education, Standards and Curriculum, Utah System of Higher Education, K-12 Education, Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Higher Education
Common questions
- What is SB241?
- SB241 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): Early Literacy.
- What does SB241 do?
- This bill establishes a framework of literacy interventions in kindergarten through grade 3 within the public education system.
- What is the status of SB241?
- Signed into law as of March 18, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB241?
- Millner, Ann (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB241?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0241.html
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